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Le Havre - Casino Mary-Christina

            The Postcard

A postally unused carte postale that bears no publisher's name. They do however state on the divided back of the card that it was printed by Nouv. Phot. of 75, Rue Fondary, Paris.

The Casino

The casino in the photograph was initiated in 1910, having been designed by the architect Gustave Rives.

Inaugurated on the 13th. July 1912, the new building was a triumph. Bigger and considerably more beautiful than its competitor in Trouville, the casino was instantly popular with rich gambling holidaymakers.

Le Havre

Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northwestern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux. 

The name Le Havre means 'The Harbour' or 'The Port'. Its inhabitants are known as Havrais or Havraises.

The city and port were founded by King Francis I in 1517. Economic development in the early modern period was hampered by religious wars, conflicts with the English, epidemics, and storms. 

It was from the end of the 18th. century that Le Havre started growing and the port took off, first with the slave trade then other international trade. 

After the 1944 bombings the firm of Auguste Perret began to rebuild the city in concrete. The oil, chemical, and automotive industries were dynamic during the Trente Glorieuses (postwar boom) but the 1970's marked the end of the golden age of ocean liners and the beginning of the economic crisis: the population declined, unemployment increased and remains at a high level today.

Changes in years 1990–2000 were numerous. The right won the municipal elections and committed the city to the path of re-conversion, seeking to develop the service sector and new industries (Aeronautics, Wind turbines). 

The Port 2000 project increased the container capacity to compete with ports of northern Europe, transformed the southern districts of the city, and ocean liners returned. 

Modern Le Havre remains deeply influenced by its employment and maritime traditions. Its port is the second largest in France, after that of Marseille, for total traffic, and the largest French container port.

In 2005, UNESCO inscribed the central city of Le Havre as a World Heritage Site. The André Malraux Modern Art Museum is the second in France for the number of impressionist paintings. 

The city has been awarded two flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.

Taken on: August 17, 2019

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